The History of the Crimean Tatars
First Ukrainian audiobook “Worlds. Nations. The History of the Crimean Tatars” based on the unique printed four-volume edition by the historian Valeriy Vozgrin (25.06.1939 – 09.01.2020).
The completed audiobook is uploaded to YouTube, Archive.org, and audio hosting services such as Soundcloud, Mixcloud, iTunes, Google Play.
The project became a new page of the educational and cultural content of Ukraine and complements the treasury of Ukrainian non-material cultural heritage.
The first audiobook from Ukraine covering the history of the Crimean Tatars, in Ukrainian. The book will be based on the text of the crimean historian Valeriy Vozgrin that reflects everyday life and historic traditions of the Crimean Tatars, and draws upon archive documents and essays of travelling historians of the past.
The creation of audiobook “Worlds. Nations. The History of the Crimean Tatars” will become the start of a scale project of translation of the researcher's work into Ukrainian.
Thanks to the work of V. Vozgrin there is a chance to learn more about the history of Crimea from ancient times to deportation, the origins of the modern occupation of Crimea become clearer.
Funding
In November, 2020 crowdfunding campaign to create the audiobook in Ukraine has finished successfully.
The funds were proudly donated to the non-profit NGO “Congress of Cultural Activists”
212 backers pledged 148 250 ₴ to help bring this project to life.
Promo Campaign
During the promo-campaign the recording of certain parts has occurred, read by media persons who are not indifferent to the history of Crimean Tatars:
Valeriy Vozgrin
Valeriy Vozgrin had been an elected member (a delegate) of the Qurultay of the Crimean Tatar People of II convocation, for more than 25 years. During this time he worked on his “History of Crimean Tatars” in 4 volumes, promoting the historical concept of Crimean Tatars’ recognition as the native nation of the Crimean Peninsula.
“My task was to put the nation’s history into the hands of its people” — points out Valeriy Vozgrin.
Partners
The project was possible because of the support of The Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People and its chairman, Refat Chubarov; Lenur Isliamov, Vice president of the World Congress of Crimean Tatars, a philanthropist, owner of rights to Valeriy Vozgrin’s work and of the ASTEM Foundation. After a successful campaign, the International Renaissance Foundation doubled the funds, providing financial support for the project's successful realization.
Follow / learn more about the project on the official Facebook page.